Billy Price talks about where he needs to improve during Bengals minicamp

Ohio State’s Billy Price is the new starting center for the Cincinnati Bengals.

At least, provided he gets fully healthy over the summer and can seize the starting job, the latter of two tasks made easier by the departure of former starter Russell Bodine.

But Bodine was a star of Bengals rookie minicamp and knocked his interviews out of the park as well, like when he explained the difference between being at Columbus and the pros.

“In college, you’re the freshman, you’ll learn it. Now,” Price said, according to Dan Hope of Eleven Warriors, “I’ve got to learn it now. I’ve got three days where I have to master four or five different concepts with 10 variations.”

To say Price is learning would be an understatement — he was going so hard in practice despite not being fully healthy Bengals owner Mike Brown showed some concern:

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While a funny note, Price is joking around about wanting to improve: “I got a lot of things that I got to improve on. There’s a lot of calls and stuff that I got to get better at, recognizing defenses, understanding what our offensive concepts and what we’re trying to do.”

But while Price sees areas he needs to improve, he’s also flashed the leadership that had Bengals coaches raving after picking him. The best example is his taking an undrafted free agent under his wing, resulting in the prospect getting a contract: